Adjustable pan and vessel lifter.



Nod 844,528.

PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907. A. M. MENDELSON.

ADJUSTABLE PAN AND VESSEL LIFTER.

APPLiCATION FILED MAY 7. 1906.

WITNESSES WZ/vz M T N M M ATTORNEY 'ru: Remus Plrsns :0., WASHINGTON, n.c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADJUSTABLE PAN AND VESSEL LIFTER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907;

Application filed'May '7, 1906. SerialN'o. 315,697.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM M. MEN- DELsoN, a citizen of theUnitedStates, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, countyof' New York, State of New York, have invented a new and usefulAdjustable Pan and Vessel Lifter, of which the following isaspecification;

This invention relates to pan or vessel lifters which are usedforlifting, and removing pans or vessels of various sizes and forms fromthe stove or oven.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide simple andeffective-means whereby pans and other vessels can be removed from thestove or oven while in a heated condition with greater celerity andsafety than by the present method, where the handles are stationary orfixed to the pans or vessels.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pan or vessel lifterwhich has an adjustable support that can be easily and readily adjustedto the various sizes and forms of pans or vessels used for cookingpurposes.

In the various figures of the accompanying drawings similar referencecharacters are employed to denote similar parts.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the application of the device to a circular panor vessel. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the support depressed bythe spring. Fig. 3 is a plan.

The pan or vessel lifter constructed according to this inventioncomprises a handle 1, having a depending portion 2, which is rigidlysecured together by means of the wire 3 at the point 4, where thedepending portion 2 diverges to the right and left, forming the legs 5and 6. The legs 5 and 6 extend outwardly, forming the sides 7 and 8,which have depending portions 9 and 10. The lower ends of the dependingportions 9 and 10 are flattened, forming feet 11 and 12, in order toprevent indents being made in the pan or vessel while being removed fromthe stove or oven. The support 13 is slidably mounted on the dependingportion 2 and is.

adapted to be adjusted up and down on the depending portion 2. A member14, forming part of the support 13, extends outwardly intermediatebetween the sides 7 and 8 of the legs 5 and 6. A depending portion 15,formed on the member 14, is flattened on the end thereof, forming thefoot 16, which is adapted to support the pan or vessel rigidlyinthe'lifting operation. Thede ending-pop tion 115 is bent slightlyrearward close to-the foot 16 in order to facilitate the operationofclasping thesupport against the inside of pan orvessel' preparatory toremoving the pan or vessel from the stove or oven. handle 17, formed onthe rear sideof the support 13, is adapted for manually operating thesupport 13 whilepl'acihgor-replacing'the lifter'on or off the pan:or'vessela The-spring 18 is mounted on the depending portion 2 and isinoperative contact with the handle'l and the top of the support 13' andi's'adapted to keep the support 18 depressed close to the legs 5 and 6.

The operation of the device is as follows: The support 13 is pressedupward by means of the handle 17 until the foot 16, formed on thedepending portion 15, is clear above the sides 7 and 8 of the legs 5 and6. The de pending portion 15 of the member 14 is then placed on theinside of the pan or vessel and the foot 16 pressed against the insideof the pan or vessel. The feet 11 and 12 are pressed against the outsideof the pan or vessel, and the support 13 being released the spring 18forces the support 13 downward, thereby giving the feet 11 12, and 16 afirm hold on the pan or vessel during the lifting operation. When thedevice is placed on the sides or walls of a pan or vessel preparatory tolifting same, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the handle 1 is heldfirmly in the hand and the outer end of the handle 1 is pressed downwardin the lifting operation. The strain on the feet 11, 12, and 16 by theweight of the vessel causes the feet 11, 12, and 16 to firmly grip theouter and inner walls of the vessel, thereby preventing the lifter fromslipping up off of the vessel.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a vessel-lifter, a handlehaving a depending portion at one end thereof, a plurality of arms fixedto and diverging from the depending portion and adapted to engage oneside of the side wall of a vessel, an arm slidably mounted on saiddepending portion of the handle, said arm when in one of its positionsbeing adapted to engage the other side of the said side wall of thevessel in opposition to and coacting with said fixed arms to support thevessel when lifted.

2. In a vessel-lifter, a handle having a depending portion at one endthereof, a plurality of arms fixed to and diverging from the dependingportion and adapted to engage one side of the side wall of a vessel, anarm slidably mounted on said depending portion of the handle, saidarmwhen in one of its positions being adapted to -engage the other side ofthe said side wall of the vessel in opposition to and ooaoting with saidfixed arms to support the vessel when lifted, and a spring mounted onthe depending portion of said handle and acting upon said arm tomaintain the same yieldably under tension.

3. In a vessel-lifter, a handle having a de pending portion at one endthereof, a plurality of arms fixed to and diverging from the dependingportion, feet fixed to said arms and adapted to engage one side of theside wall of a vessel, an arm slidably mounted on said depending portionof the handle, spring means for retaining-said arm yieldably undertension, said arm being provided with a foot at one end thereof adaptedwhen said arm is in one of its ositions to engage the other side of thesai side wall of the vessel in opposition to and ooaoting with said feeton said fixed arms to support the vessel when lifted.

4. In a vessel-lifter, a handle having a depending portion atone endthereof, a plurality of arms fixed to and diverging from the dependingportion, feet fixed to said arms and adapted to engage one side of theside wall of a vessel, an arm slidably mounted on said depending portionof the handle, a handle fixed to one end of said arm adapted formanually operating said arm in its upward movement, a depending portionat the other end of said arm being provided with a foot adapted whensaid arm is in one of its positions to engage the other side of the saidside wall of the vessel in opposition to and ooact ing with said feet onsaid fixed arms to support the vessel when lifted.

ABRAHAM M. MEN DELSON.

Witnesses:

THOMAS C. PATTERSON, HELEN ZURICH.

